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'American Idol' alum was hospitalized days before death after concerned stranger called 911
Doug Kiker died Monday at age 32.
Two friends charged in Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths also hit with wrongful death lawsuit
Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson were slapped with a wrongful death suit Friday by one of victims' families -- just days after the pair were charged with involuntary manslaughter and...
Police reveal cause of death for Chiefs fans found frozen in friend's backyard after two men arrested
The trio's family and friends long pressed for answers about how they were left out in the cold to die.
Boy, 4, dies from fentanyl exposure in NYC shelter -- despite emergency workers administering Narcan: sources
The young boy was suffering an apparent medical episode when first responders arrived at the Women in Need shelter on Glenwood Road near East 46th Street in Flatbush just after...
Long Island stores stock Narcan behind counter after push from mom who lost son to fentanyl
Port Jefferson stores are now using Narcan nasal spray after a town Chamber of Commerce meeting that included a presentation by activist Carole Trottere, whose son Alex died of fentanyl...
Matthew Perry was given 27 shots of ketamine before death: documentary
The beloved "Friends" actor's final moments were laid bare by U.S. attorney Martin Estrada claims in a new Peacock documentary, titled “Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy."
Friends, family of 3 American women who died at Belize beach resort cast doubt on possible overdose theory
Kaoutar Naqqad, Imane Mallah and Wafae El-Arar were found dead at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro.
Three American women found dead with 'alcohol and some gummies' at Belize beach resort
Three American women were found dead at a beach resort in Belize in what authorities say may have been a possible drug overdose after finding "alcohol and some gummies" in...
Inject some common sense in NYC — shut down city's 'safe' drug sites
President Trump should listen to his minority constituents in New York City and close the official 'safe injection' facilities that are harming their neighborhoods.
How Trump’s war on cartel cash can stop fentanyl enablers — and save American lives
“China and the Mexican cartels are not trying to create drug addicts — they [are] trying and succeeding at killing off our people — primarily young men. If we were...
NJ woman believed to have died from overdose was actually killed by boyfriend, her sister: investigators
Authorities said Emily Cruddas had been embroiled in an inheritance dispute with her older sister at the time of her death.
Colombia's president claims 'cocaine is no worse than whiskey' – and suggests drug is only 'illegal because it is made in Latin America'
This commentary blew right through some lines.
House passes bill elevating fentanyl to Schedule I drug -- joining heroin, LSD and marijuana
The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act passed by a 312-108 vote, with 98 Democrats joining 214 Republicans to vote "aye."
Hollywood producer guilty of murder for fatally drugging model and her friend in stunning verdict
Prosecutors told jurors that Pearce is a calculating serial rapist who lured women to his home by posing as a Hollywood bigshot and promising to help them break into the entertainment business.
Hollywood producer accused of fatally drugging model and her friend told witness, 'Dead girls don't talk:' prosecutors
Since David Pearce's arrest, other women have come forward and claimed he drugged and raped them.
Locals near NYC needle exchange site cheer plan to force city to collect used syringes
"If you're going to give them the needles, you should be responsible for cleaning up after them,'' a local mom told The Post.
Hollywood producer accused of murdering model, friend and dumping bodies at hospital ‘needs’ death penalty: family
The heartbroken mom called the hearings "surreal" after waiting several months to travel to LA from her home in Alabama to learn the fate of her daughter's suspected killer.
NYC workers may be forced to clean up drug needles next to syringe 'exchange' spots thanks to new bill
A Bronx council member wants to force the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to pick up used drug needles that were handed out as part of the city's...
Rep. Ritchie Torres blasts Gov. Hochul for 'passive' stance to NYC junkie wasteland known as 'The Hub'
“The Governor would never tolerate an open-air drug market outside of the governor’s mansion,” the Democratic Bronx pol wrote in a letter to Kathy Hochul.
What will it take for the city to rescue the Bronx 'Hub' from the junkies?
Let 2025 be the year City Hall finally makes good on decades of pledges to clean up The Hub commercial district in the South Bronx.